I'm attending a funeral in 2 days. Normally I would wear a grey suit, however over the past year I've become a fat bas . . . I've put on a little bit of weight. I can still fit into my favourite suit, however the trousers feel too tight and so do the shoulders. In the mirror it doesn't really show (the jacket hides the tops of the trousers) however in real life it probably does.

The only alternative is tweed and grey flannels. I do own a grey tweed so that would make it look a little less casual (I think) but still . . .

Regardless I will be wearing black longwings (the only black shoes I own unfortunately - I'd prefer a nice pair of C and J captoes), white spread collar shirt with French cuffs, low key, small, silver and blue stone cufflinks, and black silk tie. A suit is of course more appropriate, but I don't want it to look ill-fitting and I don't want to be constantly distracted by feeling constricted. In the tweed - which fits very well - I won't have that problem, but I will feel scruffy. Other males may be casual but I'm sure some suits will be present.

I'm probably going to go for the too tight suit, but it's not ideal and I'm undecided. The person being buried was a great guy so I would like to be able to commemorate and celebrate his life without distraction.

Opinions welcome.